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Ashraf Abu Rahme released, but remains under house arrest
03/06/2008
June 3, 2008: Ashraf Abu Rahme was released from Israeli enforced detention after 8000 NIS bail was paid on behalf of him, yet he remains under house arrest.
Ashraf was arrested on monday May 26 when Israeli settlers from the Matityahu East settlement, protected by the Israeli army, started construction work looking to expand their settlement further onto the Bil’in’s land. Ashraf managed to scale one of the settler cranes, holding a Palestinian flag. He remained there and succeeded in stopping the work for six hours before being forced down and arrested by Israeli police.
Ashraf abu Rahme Arrested and Activists Assaulted as Settlement Expands onto Bil’in’s land
27/05/2008
On Monday 26th May, Israeli settlers from the Matityahu East settlement, protected by the Israeli army, started construction work looking to expand their settlement further onto the village of Bil’in’s land. Bil’in residents, joined by international and Israeli activists, attempted to block this construction. Ashraf Abu Rahme of Bil’in known to many as Dabaa, managed to scale one of the settler cranes, holding a Palestinian flag. He remained there and succeeded in stopping the work for six hours before being forced down and arrested by Israeli police.
Palestinian arrested and activists assaulted as settlement expands further onto Bil’in’s land
26/05/2008
On Monday 26th May, Israeli settlers from the Matityahu East settlement, protected by the Israeli army, started construction work looking to expand their settlement further onto the village of Bil’in’s land. Local Bil’in residents, joined by international and Israeli activists, attempted to block this construction. One resident of Bil’in managed to scale one of the settler cranes, placing a Palestinian flag at the top. He remained there for several hours before being forced down and arrested by Israeli police.
Palestinian, international and Israeli activists reclaim settler outpost
25/04/2008
On 24th April, around forty Palestinian, international and Israeli activists occupied a settler outpost within an abandoned military base in the Ramallah region to protest against the illegal construction within Palestinian territory. After aggression from both the Israeli army and armed settlers, two activists, Adeeb Abu Rahme and Neta Golan, were violently arrested at the scene. Both were released later in the day.
Blake Murphy is deported to the US
21/03/2008
Blake Murphy, an American activist from Bedford, MA, working in the West Bank, was beaten and arrested by Israeli army and police forces on Friday 14th March 2008. He has had to face a series of evidently false charges from the Israeli authorities due to his work supporting non-violent resistance to the occupation of Palestine. He was deported to the United States on Friday 21st March after a week in detention. While in custody, Blake has had many of his legal rights abused by the Israeli authorities.
